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No one knows that there is only one style of red wedding dress, right?

The difference between green wedding dress and red wedding dress

Before the Ming Dynasty, women wore green wedding dresses and men wore red wedding dresses. Until the Ming Dynasty, both men and women began to wear red wedding clothes.

1, green wedding dress

Green wedding dresses are worn by women. In the Tang and Song Dynasties, green and cyan were popular colors, and green symbolized elegance. It is a very respectable thing for women to wear a green wedding dress when they get married. In ancient times, when men were officials, the trousers in wedding dresses were red, representing status and identity, while women were generally girls with black eyebrows in Tsing Yi, so boys and girls were also called golden couples.

2. Red wedding dress

The red wedding dress was first worn by men, and it was not until the Ming Dynasty that it was gradually changed to be worn by both men and women. It is said that it is because the national surname of the Ming Dynasty is "Zhu", and "Zhu" also stands for "red" and symbolizes dignity. Before the Ming Dynasty, it was very common for women to wear green wedding dresses. After the Ming Dynasty, people's aesthetics and thoughts changed due to the development of culture, and red wedding dresses gradually became popular, which was regarded as festive and auspicious, so they have been used ever since.

Chinese wedding dress style

1, Longfenggua

Dragon and phoenix robes are dignified and luxurious, and the robe surface is embroidered with gold and silver threads, which means that dragons and phoenixes are auspicious and auspicious. The whole dragon and phoenix robe is a straight skirt, with a waist-closed design, a front placket and three-quarter sleeves. The cuffs are narrow and short, which better fits the female body curve and highlights the charm.

2, He Xiu clothing

He Xiuli's dress is an improvement of China's dress, which has many styles. The lower part of the skirt is designed as a horse face skirt. The skirt is big and the bed is beautiful, which is good for your health. The skirts of He Xiu's clothes are often embroidered with auspicious patterns, such as lilies and peonies. If the bride wears a dress of He Xiu, men can wear a tunic suit to match it.

3. Hanfu

Hanfu dresses include Zhou Hanfu, Tang Hanfu and Ming Hanfu. At present, the most common is Zhou Hanfu, which is generally red and black. The bride should wear red Hanfu and the groom should wear black. The cuffs can be decorated with red Hanfu, and the wedding dress should generally be equipped with a dress with a brim.

4. Malay jacket

Malay dress is a kind of wedding dress that combines Chinese and western styles, that is, the combination of Chinese dress technology and western tailoring, which is more colorful than traditional wedding dresses and the choice of patterns is more diversified. Patterns representing happiness and auspiciousness, such as lotus, peacock and phoenix, can be used as embroidery elements.